Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-01
HURRYIkG lLONG.
The Work in Both Houses
of Congress Being
Pushed.
Plain Talk in the Senate
on the Retaliatory and
Other Measures.
Edmunds Objected to an At
tempt to Railroad the Ma
val Bill Through on
Short Notice.
The PiearO- PaeaneniA Measure In the
seaats-TAe Convict LAbsr and the
Arbitration Bills Pass the Sen
ass-The Late Representa-
tive Cole EalOgized In
the House.


/ WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The presidinl
officer Of the Senate presented Q mes
sage from the President, in response 3
q resolution Of the Senate in refereac
ts the seizure and sale Of the American
schooner Rebecea at fampico and :,
the resignation Of jackson, Minister 3,
Aexieo. stating that it is not deemed
compatible with peace interests to com
municate the correspondence in eithe
case at present.
| Brown submitted some remarks OF
that subject Of the message as Il relateC
TO the facts in connection With the seix
are Of the Rebecca.
Upon motion of Miller the Plsuro-
Pneumonia bill vas taken up.
The presiding oficeF having presented
the Naval Appropriation bill. IL
second reading was objected to By Ed.
munds, who stated his reasons for doing
90. He complained Of the great and IN
warranted delay on the part of toe
Heuse in sending the senate suoh great
ppFopristion bills, and be announced
bis settled determination not TO have
them railroaded through the Senate.
The Senate should have necessary time
to give full consideration to them. and
30 should the President. The bill in
reference 10 the fiahinQ troubles had
not yet been passed finally and, If Con
Rress were 20 adjourn without having
made some provision on the subject, il
would be the duty of the President 10
call the new Congress in an extra ses
sion. The Inter State Commerce Com
missioners had, for some reason or
OFT er, not been appointed, ard he did
Mt aaa -. kh. nr.w, A44smr. - - Sr~a he
any undue haste should be made about
the Appropriation hills. or that the
Senate should be coesced from its wise
and well ord, red rules Of business.
Statements were theFeupon made by
Hale and Allison showing that obstacles
were thrown in the way OF legislation by
the House, and intimatinR their view
of the possibility of going through the
necessary business Of legislation before
noon on the Alb Of March.
The House Labor Arbitration bill was
passed by the Senate without amend
meuk.
Upon motion Of Blair, the House bill
TO prevent the employment OF convict or
alien lasorers upoR public building or
apon public works or In she preparation
of material for public buildings or pub
lie works, vas taken up and without
discussion or amendment passed.
Upon motion of Plumb. the House
bill so provide for the adjustment Of
land grants heretefore made bY Con-
Rress and remaining unadjusted. was
then taken mp, and after the adoption
of sRndry amendments was passed. A
conference was ordered upon it.
HoaF, from the Committee on Privi-
leRes aud Elections, asked that the
Committee be permitted TO report to the
next session upon the power of the
President TO designate temporarily
nen to perform the duties of certain
Offices whose nomination 10 some posi-
ton had previously been rejected.
Granted.
Plumb reported favoFably from the
Committee on Public Lands, and asked
the immediate confederation of the
Senate bill TO increase the endowment
Of she Louisiana State University and
Agricultural College. It sets aside an
appropriation OF 5000 acres Of public
land In the State OF Louisiana for the
purpose. The bill vas passed.
The House Labor Arbitration bill vas
then taken up.
Teller, without obiecting 10 the bill,
made q brief argumeRt upon the inu.
tility Of labor combinations.
Sherman said be favored the forma.
ton of q commission 10 inQaire into the
whole labor question, and devise rene.
dies for any evils which might be found
to exist. but as any attempt 10 amend
the bill would probably result in its de-
feat, be would withdraw the amend.
mant which be had ptevi ,usly offered.
The bill was then pissed without d.
vision. The House bill in references tr
the employment of convict or alien
labor upon pubic buildings or public
weFks, or in preparation Of materials fol
public buildings or public works, wai
passed.
Upon the motion Of Piu0b, the Houss
bill to provide for the adjustment oI
land grants heretofore made by Con
gress and remaining uBsdiasted, va1
taken up, and after sanary amend
nents passed. A conference was or
dered upon IL.
Upon 9 moli n made by Dawes to re-
consider the vote By which the Ed
maBds' substitute wAs lsss weak adopt.
ed the vote steod 81 to 2, % tue motion
20 reconsider vas carried.
The question then recurring on the
Edmunds' substitute, Harris made 4
motion that further consideration OF
the measure be postponed tIil tomorrOv
Lost.
TIE Edmunds' substitute vas then
rejected n. nays -.
Vest offered al amendment reQaiFiDe
ths assent Of the aathoFitiss Of the States
before the CommissioaeF can expend
aay Of the appropriation therein-lssi
yeas -. nays %.
Van Myek renewed bis amendment
extending the application Of he eiIl g.
the swine plague and cholera and Other
contagious diseases among swine, which
wss adopted.
The bill Was pAssed-yeas 3. nays 49,
Pzirs weFe sDnnanesd oetgeen sena.
tors Brown and Dalph. .kenna and Mitch
ell of Oregon, salisbury and SAWYER
Farvrii and Gray, ssd Frye and Ed.
mundH.
{. Z munds. from the conference com
mtstee on the bill respecting the hsA
erles, made long repors as 10 ihs DIN
eulties existing IN TIE conference and
Uhich prevented 50 agreement. Lbs
irFeconc5lable point Of differences be-
tween tba uAnEgeFs e q tbs part of TIE
two Houses is reported 10 be the insist
sncs on the PaTt Of tie House managers
% cope wIih lbs senate bili's fosFth
provision. thai 10 ease sf The injarioul
tRessmsnt % American vesssAs u 8fItiss
North AmeTiean waters u snail se vilhin
the o0npstsnee Of tue PEssi3eat 70 stop
intercourse aksolutsly. not oBly b
water. but BY land, thus euttIRR OF TIE
coniinuoas moxeEAnts Of railroads
fF~m the British provinces 20 any paFt Of
the United STATES and n effect cutting oa
Al reciprocal relations hetsesn tks